Liverpool head into Thursday's Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta in need of another European miracle

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Liverpool will have to channel their European heritage and produce another thrilling comeback if they are to overturn a three-goal aggregate deficit and beat Atalanta on Thursday night.

The Reds were well beaten at Anfield last Thursday as goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pasalic earned Gian Piero Gasperini's side a shock 3-0 win over the Europa League favourites.

Liverpool travel to Bergamo for the return leg on Thursday and need to score at least three times in 90 minutes if they harbour any hopes of playing in next month's semi-final against either Benfica or Marseille.

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Luckily for Liverpool, they've been here before - and most recently under Jurgen Klopp in 2019 as they toppled Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League second leg at Anfield after losing 3-0 in Spain - and only a fool would bet against them producing another iconic European comeback.

With that in mind, the ECHO takes a look at what is needed for Liverpool to stage another memorable comeback on the European stage.

5) Liverpool 3-1 Olympiacos (December 2004) - Big players deliver Liverpool headed into the final game of the 2004/05 Champions League group stage needing to beat Greek side Olympiacos by two clear goals to reach the first knockout round. That task, though, was made all the more difficult midway through the first half when Rivaldo scored a free-kick to put the visitors ahead and leaving Rafa Benitez's side needing to score three goals in just over an hour at Anfield. Florent Sinama-Pongolle got the Reds off to a flyer early in the second half before Neil Mellor fired Benitez's side ahead with 10 minutes of normal time remaining. That set the stage for captain fantastic Steven Gerrard to slam home an 86th-minute strike at the Kop end to seal an incredible 3-1 win for Liverpool. Six months later, they would win the competition after defeating AC Milan in a thrilling final in Istanbul. In Bergamo on Thursday, Liverpool could need a wonder strike of similar quality. Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez, it's time to deliver.1 of 54) Liverpool 5-4 Borussia Dortmund (April 2016) - Atmosphere guides Reds homeThis Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund will never be forgotten, not just at Anfield but all across the world.

It was April 2016 and newly-appointed Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp welcomed his former side to Anfield in the last-eight of Europe's secondary competition.

(Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)2 of 53) Liverpool 3-1 St Etienne (March 1977) - Substitutes make the difference Perhaps one of the most pivotal moments in Liverpool's illustrious European history. In 1977, Liverpool welcomed French champions St Etienne to Anfield in the quarter-finals of the European Cup. After suffering a 1-0 defeat at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Bob Paisley's side's hopes of progression were made all the more unlikely when Dominique Bathenay put St Etienne 2-1 up on aggregate early in the second half to cancel out Kevin Keegan's opener. Attacking the Kop in the second half though, Paisley's men restored parity through Ray Kennedy before Anfield's favourite substitute, David Fairclough, raced through on goal in the 84th minute and finished with aplomb to send Liverpool on their way to a first European Cup triumph. After seeing the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones return from injury in recent weeks, Liverpool will have an impressive list of substitutes to call at the Gewiss Stadium on Thursday. 3 of 52) Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (May 2019) - Early goal lays the foundations Easily the most famous match of Jurgen Klopp's Anfield reign.

Liverpool welcomed Barcelona to Anfield for the second leg of the 2019 Champions League semi-final, trailing 3-0 from the teams' meeting at the Camp Nou one week earlier.

But after Origi put Liverpool ahead with just seven minutes on the clock, it felt inevitable which side would secure progression to the Champions League final, Barcelona unable to come to grips with the febrile atmosphere caused by Origi's opener.

As it happened, the La Liga champions would wilt significantly in the second half as goals from Gini Wijnaldum (2) and Origi again sealed arguably the greatest night in Anfield's history. And if Liverpool are to pull off a 4-0 against Atalanta, they will need to sport the same clinical edge in attack as their predecessors did against Barcelona five years ago. 4 of 51) Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (May 2005) - Ride your luckIt is a game that needs little introduction, and is perhaps the most thrilling European football has ever witnessed.